Author(s)

Shaibu Leonard^1*, Salaam Iyabo Sariat¹, Okpanachi Friday²

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Educational Management and Business Studies, Faculty of Education, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

²Department of Measurement and Evaluation, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria.

Corresponding Author

Shaibu Leonard

ABSTRACT

The study explored the attitude of business education teachers towards the teaching and learning of business education in the Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti state. Four research questions guided the study. A descriptive research design was adopted. The population consists of all 18 public secondary schools alongside the 451 teachers (72 business education teachers and 379 others) in Oye LGA of Ekiti state. The sample used for this study was seventy-two (72) business education teachers purposively selected from 18 public secondary schools. Attitude Rating Scale of Business Education Teachers (ARSBET) was a data collection tool. A simple percentage was used as an analytical tool. Analysis revealed that (1) a positive attitude of teachers motivates students to do what they love in the classroom learning process, improves students’ mental health, self-esteem, confidence, academic performance, personal development, and interest, a good classroom environment, and encourages students to participate cooperatively in classroom activities. (2) The negative attitude of a teacher de-motivates students, and generally crumbles their successes leading to problem behaviours, increasing the risk of high stress and even impaired students' mental health. (3) the negative attitude of a teacher is caused by an unpredictable life which includes illness and disease, past trauma, mental health predispositions, ongoing irresolvable conflict between both teachers and students, feeling unappreciated, and feeling unsatisfied with their job. (4) Measures to overcome the negative attitudes of teachers include; teaching should be done with enthusiasm and passion, teachers should show interest in the lives of students outside of school, teachers should be treated with respect, and business teachers need to be held accountable for students’ flaws. It was recommended that School management reward business education teachers who promote interpersonal relationships in school.

KEYWORDS

Attitude; Business education; Teachers; Teaching and learning; Oye Local Government Area (LGA)

CITE THIS PAPER

Shaibu Leonard, Salaam Iyabo Sariat, Okpanachi Friday. Attitude of business education teachers toward teaching and learning of business education in Oye local government area of Ekiti State. World Journal of Educational Studies. 2024, 2(3): 34-42. DOI: 10.61784/wjes3006.

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